Nickel - Wikipedia
WEBNickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal.
Nickel | Definition, Properties, Symbol, Uses, & Facts
WEBMay 22, 2024 · Nickel, chemical element, ferromagnetic metal of Group 10 (VIIIb) of the periodic table, markedly resistant to oxidation and corrosion. Silvery white, tough, and harder than iron, nickel is widely familiar because of its use in coinage but is more important as the pure metal or in the form of alloys.
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WEBHistory. Nickel was found when an ore that looked like copper did not make copper metal. Later it was found that the ore actually had a new metal, called nickel. Nickel was isolated as a metal and classified as a chemical element by Axel Fredrik Cronstedt in 1751.
nickel summary | Britannica
WEBnickel, Metallic chemical element, one of the transition elements, chemical symbol Ni, atomic number 28. Nickel is silvery white, tough, harder than iron, ferromagnetic (see ferromagnetism), and highly resistant to rusting and corrosion. It occasionally occurs free and is fairly common but not often concentrated in igneous rocks.
A Brief History of the Nickel | Smithsonian
WEBApr 28, 2016 · Those aren't the only surprises hidden in the history of the nickel. The story of America's five-cent coin is, strangely enough, a war story. And 150 years since it was first minted in 1866, the...
Nickel Element Facts and Properties - ThoughtCo
WEBJul 3, 2019 · Nickel is a silvery white metal that takes a high polish. Nickel is hard, ductile, malleable, and ferromagnetic. It is a fair conductor of heat and electricity. Nickel is a member of the iron-cobalt group of metals ( transition elements ).
Nickel - Element information, properties and uses | Periodic Table
WEBElement Nickel (Ni), Group 10, Atomic Number 28, d-block, Mass 58.693. Sources, facts, uses, scarcity (SRI), podcasts, alchemical symbols, videos and images.
Nickel compounds - Wikipedia
WEBNickel compounds are chemical compounds containing the element nickel which is a member of the group 10 of the periodic table. Most compounds in the group have an oxidation state of +2. Nickel is classified as a transition metal with nickel(II) having much chemical behaviour in common with iron(II) and cobalt(II).
Nickel Metal: It's Properties, History, Production & Uses
WEBJul 28, 2019 · Terence Bell. Updated on July 28, 2019. Nickel is a strong, lustrous, silvery-white metal that is a staple of our daily lives and can be found in everything from the batteries that power our television remotes to the stainless steel that …
Explore the history of nickel - Nickel Institute
WEBNickel has been found in metallic artefacts dating back more than 2,000 years. It was first identified and isolated as an element by the Swedish chemist, Axel Cronstedt, in 1751. In the 19th century, it came to prominence in plating and in alloys such as “nickel silver” (German silver) in which it is alloyed with copper and zinc. This alloy ...
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